I'm not sure what the point of this is. Armour isn't normally mounted on on a rigid unmovable surface at an optimal height and stands still waiting for you to hit it. I can cut through much thicker armour than that with a hammer, chisel, and an anvil, but it won't tell me anything about its performance in battle.Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen and Sword Books

I'm not sure what the point of this is. Armour isn't normally mounted on on a rigid unmovable surface at an optimal height and stands still waiting for you to hit it. I can cut through much thicker armour than that with a hammer, chisel, and an anvil, but it won't tell me anything about its performance in battle.

The point of test-cutting is to show how good you are at test-cutting.

Nah, my student who made the bracer just wanted me to have a test on it to see if it work as if he expected. The riveted link was the weak point. So he will improve his next design. That's all about it. Not to prove anything.Ancient Combat Association http://www.acahk.org
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Also make sure he doesn't use pop rivets. Solid rivets work much better. I'm not sure what gauge sheet it is but he needs to use something MUCH thicker. 1mm would at least provide some defense as opposed to whatever he used. Armour also gets a lot of strength from curved shapes. It looks like he just bent the metal enough to "fit" the forearm but it really needs much more shaping to be considered armour. It will have more strength and fit better.Populus stultus viris indignis honores saepe dat.
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Also make sure he doesn't use pop rivets. Solid rivets work much better. I'm not sure what gauge sheet it is but he needs to use something MUCH thicker. 1mm would at least provide some defense as opposed to whatever he used. Armour also gets a lot of strength from curved shapes. It looks like he just bent the metal enough to "fit" the forearm but it really needs much more shaping to be considered armour. It will have more strength and fit better.

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